Weighing the world's forests
The space mission to better understand how forests affect climate change on Earth.
Tech Life · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
A groundbreaking space mission will help scientists peer through dense jungle canopy to measure the difference the world's forests are making to climate change. We interview the expert who came up with the idea.
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Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn Editor: Monica Soriano
(Image: An illustration of the Biomass satellite in space. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab)